EPA Exempts Sodium Nitrate Residues From Tolerance Limits for Warehouse Fumigation
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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule that removes the legal limit, or tolerance, for residues of sodium nitrate on food. This change applies specifically when sodium nitrate is used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations.
Why it matters: This is primarily an administrative update for food safety regulations. It clarifies compliance requirements for pesticide manufacturers and food processors by confirming that sodium nitrate residues from approved warehouse fumigation do not count toward legal tolerance limits on raw agricultural commodities.
Who it affects
- Agricultural producers handling crops stored in warehouses where remote detonation fumigants are used
This summary is based on the EPA’s final rule published in the Federal Register under docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0296; readers should consult the original document for full legal text and technical data.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Source: Federal Register — read the official document